Hornets are 9th in Eastern Conference heading into this match, and five games adrift of Milwaukee Bucks who are 8th in the table. Considering there are only 7 games remaining in the regular season, it’s fair to say that Hornets can kiss their NBA playoff hopes goodbye for this season.

At home, they won 21 games and lost 17 out of the total 38 they played at Spectrum Center. Hornets’ away record is the reason why they are sitting outside of the playoff spots. Charlotte are staring down at a negative record this season when playing on the road. Up until now, they have played 37 away games, winning 13 and losing 24 times.

For the 2nd season in a row, Cleveland Cavaliers will be heading into the NBA playoff without being hailed as the conference champions.

Last season, Cavaliers finished the regular season at 2nd and behind Eastern Conference leaders Boston Celtics. While this season, even the 3rd place finish is far from guaranteed as Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers are just one win away from knocking them off 3rd place.

So LeBron James and company need to pull their socks up in their next eight remaining games, or they risk slipping down the table.

Cavaliers have split up their away record this season. The 2016 NBA Champions have played 38 games on the road this season and have won 19 and lost as many games in 2017-18.

MATCH DETAILS:

Match Timing: Tomorrow, March 29, 04:30 AM IST

Venue: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina

Capacity- 20,200

Form of the Team-

Charlotte Hornets–

Hornets have built some momentum for themselves in their last few games. They are on a four-game winning streak and will be aiming to stretch it to five when they host Cavaliers at Spectrum Center.

As a team, Charlotte are averaging 107.8 points this season against 107.6, making them the 11th best aggressive team in NBA this season, and the 20th best defense in 2017-18.

While Hornets are shooting at 44.7 percent and allowing 46.8 percent shooting against them. So definitely, Cavaliers may get many opportunities of shooting beyond the arc.

Cleveland Cavaliers-

Cleveland Cavaliers lost their last game 98-79 against Miami Heat, and quite remarkably, there was not a single player in Cavaliers’ ranks who touched the 20 point mark in that game. Lebron James was the highest scorer but could only manage 18 points in that low-scoring defeat.

However, Cavaliers are on a good run despite losing their last game. They have won 6 of their last 8 games and now will be aiming for a bounce-back win against Hornets.

As a team, Cavaliers are averaging 110.6 points in 2017-18, 3.4 points per game less than leaders Golden State Warriors.

The Cleveland franchise is shooting at 47.8 percent while allowing 47.3 percent successful shots against them.

Season Record-

Charlotte Hornets – Win – 34, Loss – 41

Cleveland Cavaliers – Win – 44, Loss – 30

Top Performer –

For Charlotte Hornets-

Players Name

Distribution

Points Per Game

Kemba Walker

23.1

Rebounds per Game

Dwight Howard

12.4

Assists Per Game

Kemba Walker

5.7

For Cleveland Cavaliers:

Players Name

Distribution

Points Per Game

LeBron James

27.5

Rebounds per Game

Kevin Love

9.4

Assists Per Game

LeBron James

9.1

CLE VS CHA TEAM NEWS:

Charlotte Hornets:

Michael Carter-Williams (Shoulder Injury), and Cody Zeller (Knee Injury) are the only two players who have been ruled out from this match.

Kyle Korver lost his brother and is expected to be out of the team for this match. While Cedi Osman is still suffering from a groin injury, and will not be traveling to face Charlotte Hornets. While Kevin Love took an inadvertent elbow to the face and is said to be experiencing concussion-like symptoms following the Cavs’ 98-79 loss to the Heat. So he can be considered as a doubt for this game.

Charlotte Hornets are almost out of the NBA playoff contention but they can still affect the destiny of other teams. Just like Cleveland Cavaliers who are aiming to cement their 3rd place in Eastern Conference.

If Cavaliers lose this game, it could pave the way for 76ers and Pacers to grab the 3rd place behind Raptors and Celtics.

So Cavaliers have all to play for in this match-

Our prediction- Cavaliers to win the match.

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